Week two of the new Spalding and District Table Tennis League (sponsored by Vital Recruitment) saw the early-season leaders in each division consolidate their positions. In the top flight, Bladerunners once again scored a 5-0 whitewash – with Defenders their latest victims. This time they had a little more trouble… as they actually dropped one end en route to their ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club member Alf Bishop was remembered by 61 members from the seniors’ and ladies’ sections last week. The many members honoured Alf, who passed away just over a year ago, in the only way they know how – by playing a golf tournament in his memory. A trophy was been purchased and donated for the occasion ...

Spalding Golf Club’s coveted Westcombe Trophy is now in the hands of Steve Worboys after he saw off Joe Slater in a fantastic final. Worboys, who plays off a 27 handicap at the Surfleet course, edged out 12-handicapper Slater 1up in the individual matchplay knockout competition. After a nervy front nine Worboys was 1up. But Slater, who was giving his ...

by Ruth Jones New blood at Nene Valley Harriers helped the club to one of its most successful cross country season openers in years when athletes from all age groups travelled to Derby for the first of the North Midlands league matches. Sam Oakley and Joe Garner both placed in the top ten in the under-11 race, which measured 2km ...

Holbeach United 0 Peterborough Northern Star 4 Graham Drury was sent off as UCL Premier Division Holbeach slumped to their worst result of the season so far against an inspired Star side on Saturday. Second-half strikes from Avelino Vieira (49 & 89), Jason Kilbride (90) and Jordan MacLeod (90+4) sentenced the Tigers to only their second defeat of league campaign ...

Spalding United came from a goal down to crush hosts Soham Town Rangers 6-1 in the FA Trophy on Saturday as their fantastic form continued. Jordan Gent fired Soham into a 16th-minute lead, but the Tulips turned that around to lead 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Ryan Oliver (24) and Lewis Webb (41). If that was impressive ...

Spalding RFC’s search for a first win in Midlands One East will drag on for another week after they were beaten 50-24 by Mansfield at the Memorial Field on Saturday. That now makes it seven defeats on the spin for Town, who remain bottom of the table and the only side yet to register a victory. They did at least ...

After three Evo-Stik League First Division South wins on the spin, Spalding United’s sights now turn to the FA Trophy and an away date with Soham Town Rangers on Saturday (3pm). That sees boss Pat Rayment reunited with former team-mate Steve Fallon, who is in charge of the Greens and goes back more than 30 years with the Spalding supremo. ...

Holbeach United will have a new face in their ranks against high-flying Peterborough Northern Star tomorrow (Saturday) after sealing a deal to sign David Deeney from St Neots Town. The versatile Deeney, who can play at right back and in midfield, is expected to go straight into the side for the crunch Carter’s Park clash (3pm). Joint Tigers boss Graham Drury ...

Spalding RFC are targeting the win that could transform their Midlands One East season this weekend. Having lost all six games so far – including last Saturday’s 58-0 beating at leaders Kettering – Town have just one point and are rock bottom of the table. But skipper Harry Sharman is refusing to dwell on the past. He’s hopeful that Spalding ...

By Andrew Tidswell (Spalding United player and Elite Sports Academy MD) Football can be a strange game at times. Often, you can be playing a fantastic game with the majority of the possession and all of the scoring opportunities – but end up losing. On the other hand, you could also have a game where you don’t see much of ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club duo Ruby Hill and Jordan Philpott were part of the victorious England team in the under-18 British Isles Championships over the weekend. The Spalding juniors were selected to play together in the mixed pair event at Abbeyview Bowls Club in Dunfermline, with Hill also playing mixed fours and Philpott competing in the singles. Both players walked ...

Josh Ford is being backed to fire Pinchbeck United Sunday to glory this season after notching another hat-trick at the weekend. The striker got three of the goals for Spalding and District Sunday League champions in a 7-1 Knight Street win over Swineshead Institute on Sunday, with Gary Piper (2), Andy Law and Dan Woods also bagging. It’s now five ...

Talented members from South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club came home with an incredible haul of 29 medals from the Rob Welbourn open meet. The Spalding-based club sent 29 members to the Deepings Leisure Centre event – and between them they bagged five gold medals, ten silvers and 14 bronze. South Lincs swimmers also managed numerous personal best times (PB) and ...

Torrential rain and break neck wind wasn’t enough to stop all teams turning up and playing on another wet and windy night at the Spalding 6-a-side Leisure League. For the second week in a row, Brennans Sports got the action underway in Division One as they brushed aside Simple FC 7-0 at Surfleet’s Glen Park. Matthew Cannon made all the ...

Holbeach United 4 Boston Town 4 (Holbeach win 4-1 on penalties) Depleted Holbeach United moved into the semi-final of the Lincs FA Senior Trophy after edging out Boston Town on penalties in a remarkable match at Carter’s Park on Wednesday night. Playing their second game in as many nights after beating Sleaford Town 5-2 in the UCL Premier Division on ...

The Maze Runner (12A) review You may feel that the young adult (YA) movie market is getting a little crowded at the moment. We’ve had Twilight, The Hunger Games and Divergent (to name but a few) in recent years – and, depending on your taste, you may have already tarred The Maze Runner with the same brush as one of ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club ace Matt Whyers saw off team-mate Graham Smith en route to winning the Nigel Kettle Open in Stamford. Whyers, who picked up £50 just for defeating Smith thanks to a bounty being put on his head by by the fast growing Planet Bowls Circuit, went on to beat former world number three Mark Royal in the ...

Spalding Grammar School’s under-12 rugby team got off to a emphatic start with a convincing 53-0 win at Oundle. Despite just four training sessions with teacher Dave Endersbee and the coaching team of parent David Simpson and three older SGS students, the boys looked like a cohesive unit from the outset. They went ahead just a few minutes in when ...

Sleaford Town 2 Holbeach United 5 The fearsome firepower now at Holbeach’s disposal rang true on Tuesday night as their front three all scored in a five-star derby win at Eslaforde Park. Aaron Preston (6), Lee Dube (28 & 59), Jamie Clarke (29) and Jake Gibson (50) all notched to keep the Tigers top of the UCL Premier Division in ...